📰 Newsletters & Posts: Sharing Your Light
Newsletters and Posts are powerful tools for sharing your wisdom, extending your teachings, and maintaining a heart-centered connection with your community.
Whether you are sending a weekly guidance note, sharing a deep-dive article, or announcing a new offering, this feature allows you to reach your audience directly in their inbox and on your public profile.
📊 The Dashboard: Tracking Growth
When you navigate to Communications > Posts, you’ll see a dashboard designed to help you understand how your messages are landing.
Statistics Cards
- Newsletter Subscribers: Total count of active subscribers with growth trends.
- Open Rate: The percentage of subscribers who open your emails.
- Click Rate: The percentage of clicks inside your content.
💡 Tip: If you see “No data available”, it means you’re just getting started! Send your first post to begin gathering insights.
Post List
Below the stats, you’ll find a table listing your content.
- Item: Title and slug.
- Live: Status (e.g., “5 days ago” or “Live”).
- Open Rate: Individual performance metrics.
- Actions:
- Read: View the public version.
- Edit: Modify content.
- Delete: Permanent removal (red button).
✍️ Creating a New Post
Clicking “New Post” starts a focused creation flow.
Step 1: Core Setup
You’ll be prompted for two initial sections:
- Title: The main heading of your post. Make it engaging and resonant.
- Summary: A brief “hook” that appears as an excerpt in lists and email previews.
Click “Save and Continue” to proceed to the full editor.
🎨 The Post Editor
The editor provides a distraction-free space to craft your message.
🖼️ Header & Media
- Header Image: Drag and drop or upload a featured image to set the tone.
- Slug editing: Expand the Details accordion to customize the URL path (e.g.,
/my-beautiful-morning).
📝 Content Creation
The Rich Text Editor supports:
- Standard text formatting (Bold, Italic, Headings).
- Adding lists for tips or journaling prompts.
- Media embedding to break up text and keep the reader engaged.
Click “Save and Finish” to lock in your edits and prepare for publishing.
🚀 Publishing & Distribution
Inside the Post Management view, you operate the controls to send your content into the world.
The Publish Modal
Clicking “Publish” gives you multiple options to customize distribution:
- Where?
- Website: publish to your public site/blog layout.
- Website visibility: Public — anyone can view or Limited to Audience.
- Email to Audience: deliver the post by email.
- Who? (Audience)
- Subscribers
- Clients
- Cohort: Course – Cohort for a specific cohort’s active members
- Members: All
- Members: [Plan Name] for a specific membership tier
- When?
- Now: immediate go-live and delivery.
- Later: select a future date and time for Scheduling.
The audience controls both who can view a restricted web post and who receives the email. An empty audience means everyone.
⚠️ Note: If your account is in “Invisible Mode” or isn’t fully configured, system warnings may appear. Ensure your general setup is complete to unlock all channels.